Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 20, 2008
Submitted
January 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
52
Aircraft time
59,477 hours, 26,590 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
C24730100
Part serial
U68
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
25,809 hours, 10,497 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 605 - ORD-LAS - AIR TURNBACK - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ECAM MESSAGE 'LANDING GEAR DOORS NOSE WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY'. RECYCLED GEAR TWICE AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY. ALL FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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